{"id":495,"date":"2023-07-28T07:47:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.ikasthuri.com\/?page_id=495"},"modified":"2024-02-09T08:26:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T08:26:24","slug":"insects-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/insects-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Insects analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"495\" class=\"elementor elementor-495\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebfacf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebfacf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc8305f\" data-id=\"cc8305f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a067e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d5a067e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insects analysis<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a82fd97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a82fd97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e79b16\" data-id=\"3e79b16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc6700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"acc6700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The sampled insects were collected into a plastic bag by hand or using an aspirator for small insects such as parasitoids, small dipterans. The insect samples were brought to the laboratory and kept in a freezer for a few days. Subsequently, insects were removed and dropped on to a white paper and collected into a vial, containing 70% ethanol. Lepidopteran insects were separately collected and stored in envelopes as dry specimens. The specimens were sorted to taxonomic orders and families by examining specimens under dissecting microscope based on morphological characteristics. Sorting and identification of specimens were based on taxonomic keys, comparing with insect images published in electronic taxonomic keys. The number of specimens in each taxonomic level is recorded.<\/p>\n<p>The collected insect species play a diverse ecological role in the environment such as pollination, predation, parasitism, decomposition etc. while the ecological role of some specimens was not clear. Some other species were functioning as crop pest which requires population management.<\/p>\n<p>Total collection of specimens comprised 3548 insects and 282 spiders. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4dbf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c4dbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Number of insects identified in home gardens <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c9272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"31c9272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<table style=\"color: black; border-width: medium\">\n                    <tbody>\n                        <tr style=\"background-color:  #436a35; color: white; font-weight: bold\">\n                            <td>\n                                <p><b>Taxonomic group<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p><b>Hambantota<\/b><\/p>\n                                <p><b>(9 samples)<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p><b>Jaffna <\/b><\/p>\n                                <p><b>(22 samples)<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p><b>Ratnapura<\/b><\/p>\n                                <p><b>(18 samples)<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                        <tr>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>Coleoptera<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>44<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>38<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>45<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                        <tr>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>Diptera<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>102<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>59<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>121<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                        <tr>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>Hymenoptera<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>129<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>202<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>261<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                        <tr>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>Orthoptera<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>52<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>22<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>107<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                        <tr>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>Hemiptera<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>55<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>38<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>445<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                        <tr>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>Araneae (non-insect)<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>16<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>11<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <br>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                        <tr>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>Lepidoptera<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <br>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>10<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                            <td>\n                                <p>4<\/p>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                    <\/tbody>\n                <\/table>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insects analysis Insects diversity associated with ground canopy in homegardens A sample includes 20 sweeps, taking representative sweeps from different vegetations. The sampled insects were collected into a plastic bag by hand or using an aspirator for small insects such as parasitoids, small dipterans. 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